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Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.

Alexander Smith

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Alexander Smith
Age: 36 †
Born: 1830
Born: December 31
Died: 1867
Died: January 5
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Cille Mheàrnaig
Glory
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Coffin
Coffins
Melancholy
Grave
Graves
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